Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FLAMBOYANT
aureate, florid, flamboyant
(adjective) elaborately or excessively ornamented; “flamboyant handwriting”; “the senator’s florid speech”
flamboyant, showy, splashy
(adjective) marked by ostentation but often tasteless; “a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet”; “a splashy half-page ad”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
flamboyant (comparative more flamboyant, superlative most flamboyant)
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
(architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Noun
flamboyant (plural flamboyants)
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree.
Source: Wiktionary
Flam*boy"ant, a. Etym: [F.] (Arch.)
Definition: Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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